5 CASE IN POINT: Complete Case Interview Preparation 8th Edition 2013 Burgee Press P.O. Box Santa Barbara CA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED NO PART OF THIS BOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR ANY MANNER, ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL, INCLUDING PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING OR BY ANY INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, WITHOUT PERMISSION IN WRITING FROM THE AUTHOR. Disclaimer: As with all case questions, we assume facts not in evidence, and we make generous assumptions. Familiar companies are used as examples because of the power of their brand and their familiarity to the general public. Information concerning the actual companies cited as examples may not be accurate. This information was based on research but should not be used as reliable up-to-date data. Edited by Joan Oleck and Kelly Andersson CaseQuestions.com ISBN Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation / Marc P. Cosentino 8th ed. Library of Congress Card Number First Printing 1999 Printed in the United States of America Second Edition 2001 Third Edition 2004 Fourth Edition 2005 Fifth Edition 2007 Sixth Edition 2009 Seventh Edition 2011 Eighth Edition 2013

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9 REVIEWS Secret to success: consulting case interviews. In graduate school I browsed many books on consulting case interview preparation. This was the only book I read. The clear, consistent way of thinking through how to manage case interviews made sense. Rather than focusing on formulas, frameworks, e.g., Porter's Five Forces, or just examples, Cosentino classifies cases into sensible categories and coaches the student through how to think about answering. Additionally, he gives valuable tips on how to get comfortable in the interview. The true proof, however, was that I interviewed with the two top strategy consulting firms and received offers from both. I would highly recommend this book to anyone considering interviewing with top strategy consulting firms. Outstanding prep for case interviews. Case in Point is in my view the best book of its type on the market. The top firms vary their cases from interviewer to interviewer; Cosentino's book provides a good system for tackling any case that you're presented. This book got me extremely well prepared for my interviews. I just received a summer associate offer from what's arguably the top consulting firm, despite my non-business background. This is excellent. This is probably the best consulting book on the market for undergrads looking to get a job in a top consulting firm after college. I own the Vault Guide to the Case Interview and felt this was MUCH better because it gives you a system to follow, not just a bunch of random structures and cases. Cosentino does a great job of putting all these pieces together into a very useful book. Great book for consulting preparation. Cosentino's compilation of cases is a superb way to prepare for management consulting case interviews. Not only does he provide a wide variety of cases (from market-sizing to acquisition opportunity to dipping profits) he also offers several helpful frameworks for approaching consulting cases in general. I would highly recommend this book to anyone planning to do consulting interviews (and they're tough!). Having a job interview? Use this book: It's a must. I used this book as a tool to prepare for interviews, and it really helped me. In this tough period, I followed the Ivy Case Method proposed, and it didn't fail. The book presents in a very readable way what to expect in an interview and how to create your best strategy. I'm usually very skeptical about these kinds of books, but I must say that Cosentino is able to attract the reader and through anecdotes and concrete examples, keep the reader's interest till the last page. Definitely a must. Got me a consulting job! I was VERY nervous about getting a good job after school. I compared several interview guides and found some to be incomplete and others to be too long and confusing. Cosentino's Case in Point was easier to understand and covered the key techniques/frameworks behind case interviews. I practiced the sample cases and I eventually got a job in strategy consulting. Full of great tips and good practice cases. This book is definitely worth reading many

10 times. It's a good study companion. I would definitely suggest it to anybody getting ready for case interviews. Helped me get a job. This book taught me the foundation of consulting. Using the tips and methodologies in the book, I was able pass my case interview and obtain a position as a federal employee despite having minimal real-world work experience. The Case Interview textbook. Although I didn't take all of Marc Cosentino's advice, this book definitely played into my success securing a consulting job. Highly recommended for anyone from an avid case-prepper to someone who's never thought about consulting before but wants to learn what's what. HIGHLY Recommended to read if you are interviewing. The case studies presented give you a whole new perspective on interviewing for a job. I applied for a job at Disney Mobile where they totally stumped me with some crazy question: "How would you calculate how many female taxi cab drivers are in NYC?" Some of you will be like "WTF" while others will find it easy. Regardless, it's an amazing experience to see someone think out these types of questions and more so that you're better prepared in the future. I now take a whole new approach to answering questions that I never did before, and I'd highly recommend you check it out too. Great Tips. Case In Point has a lot of useful interview tips. Even though my interview was not a case interview, I found that a lot of the recommendations in the book can also be used in "regular" interviews, if you will. I definitely recommend reading this book, not only if you know you are going to have a case interview, but also if you aren't. You will feel more confident going into any interview knowing that there is nothing they can ask you that you don't have an answer for.

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12 WHAT'S NEW IN THE 8th EDITION Revised Ivy Case System More Case Starts with Notes 4 Strategy Cases Anatomy of an "Entering a New Market" Case

14 Also by Marc P. Cosentino: The Harvard College Guide to Consulting Case Questions The Harvard College Guide to Consulting The Harvard College Guide to Investment Banking Churchill Must Die Marketing Case Interviews

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16 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks are due Brett Deware, Cullen Hilkene, Lynda Knoll Cotter, and Semil Shah, who contributed cases. Thanks are also owed to all the students from around the world who contributed thoughts and case questions, especially Max Lund, Kevin Bittner, Colin Cosentino, Oliver Higgs, Aditi Bhargava, Basil Waite, Deepa Gupta, Emily Cosentino, Eric Edwards, Gonzolo Zubieta, Javier Luzarraga, John Loken, Memphis Gator, Mukund Jain, Sebastien Desreux, and Sinjin Brooks. Many thanks to an unsung hero, my book designer, Jean Hammond, whose patience and sense of humor made many hours of toil great fun.

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18 DEDICATION To Leisa for sticking with me and loving me in a way I thought I'd never be loved, and to our new life together.

19 The mind is wondrous. It starts working the second you're born and doesn't stop until you get a case question.

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21 1 : INTRODUCTION In Q4, the number-three U.S. wireless carrier slipped further behind its rivals in its number of customers, even as profits rose 35 percent. What do you think is going on? Consulting firms are in the business of renting out brains. Consultants get paid to synthesize massive quantities of foreign data, toss out the irrelevant information, structure an approach to a given client issue, and hypothesize logically and creatively before people of power and influence (like bigwigs at the wireless company). That's why consulting firms put so much weight on the case question because it allows them to judge how logically and persuasively a potential consultant (you) can present a case. In essence, a case interview is a role-playing exercise. In order to nail a case interview, you need to know both how to prepare and how to perform. This book will help you do both. It walks you through the overall consulting interview, teaches you how to conduct your research, tells you what the consulting firms are looking for in a candidate, explores the various types of case questions, and then introduces you to the Ivy Case System. As a career officer at Harvard University for over eighteen years, I've helped more than ten thousand of the nation's top students prepare for case interviews. During this time, students have tirelessly memorized individual frameworks and then struggled to decide which one(s) to apply. All the while, the case questions given by consulting firms, as well as by a growing number of companies in various industries, have become increasingly complex. The standard frameworks of the past, while still valuable, aren't enough to solve these sophisticated cases. I've developed The Ivy Case System in order to simplify things. This system will allow you to make an impressive start (without a long and awkward pause) and ensure that you approach the answer in an organized and logical way. The difference between a framework and a system is that a framework is a tool; a system is a process with all the tools built in. The Ivy Case System is the most sensible and comprehensive case interview strategy you can learn. Keep in mind that case questions help educate you during your job search by acting as a self-imposed screening device. Is this the type of work you want to be doing? Is this the type of environment in which you can learn and flourish? You need to ask yourself, "Do I enjoy problem solving? Do I enjoy these types of questions and issues?" Case questions can and should be fun. The best way to prepare is to hunker down and (i) read this book and don't skip any pages; (ii) attend all case question workshops sponsored by consulting firms or your career services office; (iii) practice with your econ professor, roommates, friends and anyone you know who worked or is currently working in consulting; and (iv) read this book again and don't skip any pages. Sounds like you had better start reading...

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23 2 : THE INTERVIEW Relax, it's worse than you think. If you figure the odds of being chosen for an interview, having all the interviewers like you and making it through seven to ten cases, you'll be spending next semester's tuition on lottery tickets. But you know what? You faced much tougher odds when you applied to a top school. Not only were you accepted, you thrived. So forget about the odds and concentrate on you. If there was ever a time for tunnel vision, this is it. Besides, the recruiters don't know about the time you... well, they don't know and we're certainly not going to tell them. So head into your interview with a clean slate. This chapter will walk you through a first-round interview and show you how to prepare properly for each step. Some firms set up two back-to-back 45-minute interviews for the first round. In these interviews, one interviewer spends more time questioning you about yourself and then gives a short case question, while the other interviewer spends less time on you and more time on the case. FIRST-ROUND INTERVIEW Usually two 45-minute back-to-back interviews the first person spends 25 minutes talking to you about you (why consulting?), asking for examples of leadership, persuasion, failure, and team experience. Next, a small case, either a market-sizing or factor case, or more likely small-business problem. She then ends with your questions for the company. The second person spends ten minutes breaking the ice and then gives you a full case, taking up 25 to 30 minutes and often including charts for analysis. The last few minutes are taken up with your questions. + Introduction You get called, offer your clammy hand, and then lie and say, "It's great to be here." Nothing to it; you did it the last time you had a blind date. (Let's hope this goes a little better.) Cliché time: You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Eye contact, a pleasant smile, and a firm handshake are paramount. + Questions About You The first part of the interview is all about "getting to know you." McKinsey calls it a PEI, or Personal

24 Experience Interview. They will ask you to come up with several examples of times when you influenced or persuaded a group, about your relationship-building style, and about goals that you set for yourself and achievd. Interviewers will ask you several questions drawn from your résumé (anything on your résumé is fair game). They may even ask, "Your life is a newspaper article. What's the headline?" What they are looking for: * a confident, comfortable demeanor and strong communication skills (Are you a nervous wreck?) * leadership ability and initiative (Forget about the time you organized that keg party.) * ability to be a team player (Do you play well with others?) * drive, aspirations, energy, morals, and ethics (Do you have any?) In this part of the interview you should be responding, not thinking. During the case questions you're going to do enough thinking to last you for a week. You need to research yourself beforehand. Look at the list of the most commonly asked questions in a consulting interview. COMMONLY ASKED CONSULTING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS If you take the time to answer these questions before the interview, you will be more articulate and focused when it comes time to perform. * Tell me about yourself. * What are you doing here? * Why consulting? * Why did you pick your school? * What do you think consultants do? * What do you know about this job and our firm? * Why would you choose our firm over our competitors? * How are your quantitative skills? * What percentage is 7 of 63? * Tell me of a time you showed leadership skills. * Tell me of a time you were a team player. * Give me an example of a time you influenced or persuaded a group. * Tell me about a recent crisis you handled. * Have you ever failed at anything? * Tell me about a time you took the initiative to start something. * What type of work do you like to do best? * With which other firms are you interviewing? * Which other industries are you looking into? * What accomplishments have given you the greatest satisfaction? * Which of your experiences/skills do you think are particularly transferable to our organization? * Why should I hire you? You may not be asked any of these questions, but if you take the time to write out the answers or better yet, bullet-point the answers you will be forced to think about things you haven't thought about in years (or ever). Don't be surprised if the interviewer asks, "Tell me about a time you

25 persuaded a group to do something they didn't want to do." You give her your answer and she replies, "Great, give me another example." It is common for interviewers to ask for two or three examples for the same question. When thinking through your answers, go three stories deep. Remember to bulletpoint your answers instead of writing passages. People try to memorize passages, but unless you're Gwyneth Paltrow, there is no way you're going to deliver your answer and make it seem real. Interviewers remember stories and accomplishments better than they do common answers. You want to get labeled. If you tell the interviewer your captivating tale about windsurfing across the English Channel, then at the end of the day when the interviewer sees your name on her list, she'll remember you as "the windsurfer." Everything you spoke about will come back to her. If she sees your name and thinks "Which one was he?" your candidacy is over. So dig into the old treasure chest and come up with memorable stories and accomplishments that substantiate the skills needed to make you a strong candidate. How do I answer? Three of the most problematic interview questions are: * Have you ever failed at anything? * With which other firms are you interviewing? * With which other industries are you interviewing? How do you answer these truthfully? A DOZEN REASONS TO ENTER CONSULTING Just in case you're not sure, below are 13 (a baker's dozen) of the most popular reasons students go into consulting: 1. You'll work and learn from very intelligent and articulate people. 2. You'll develop a vast array of marketable skills in a prestigious environment. 3. The learning curve never ends. 4. You'll receive exposure to the corporate elite: the way they think, act, and analyze their problems. 5. You'll be exposed to many industries. 6. You'll work as part of a team. 7. You'll solve problems. 8. You'll make organizations more efficient. 9. You'll work on multiple projects. 10. You'll travel. 11. You'll improve your chances of being accepted into a top business school. 12. It will always look great on your résumé. 13. The money's good. Q1 Have you ever failed at anything?

26 Say yes! Everybody has failed at something. People fail all the time. That's how you learn. * Do's: Do talk about a failure and what you learned from that failure. Better yet, talk about how you failed, what you learned from that mistake, then how you turned it into a success. A perfect example comes from Michael Jordan. He failed to make his high school basketball team his freshman year, persevered, and later became a basketball legend. Have a story to tell; make it memorable. * Don'ts: Don't talk about a personal failure. Stay away from anything that is going to make the interviewer feel uncomfortable ("I never got to straighten things out with my dad before he passed away" or "My girlfriend dumped me" or "I couldn't outrun that police car when I was seventeen"). Interviewers don't want to hear it. The other thing they don't want to hear about is an academic failure. I can't tell you how many Harvard students have told me in mock interviews, "I took an upper-level science class and worked like a dog, but I failed." "What did you get in the class?" I'd ask. "B minus." That's not failing. If you really did fail a course, they would already know about it and ask why it happened. Q2 With which other firms are you interviewing? It's okay to tell them that you're interviewing with other consulting firms. Competition's tough; you'd be foolish to put all your energy into just one firm. However, you must be able to tell them why they are your first choice and what makes them better in your mind than the other firms. Q3 With which other industries are you interviewing? Consulting goes hand-in-hand with two other industries. While interviewing for a consulting position, it's okay to mention that you are looking at investment banking and/or strategic planning. These positions look for the same qualities in a candidate and require similar job skills. In fact, McKinsey's and BCG's biggest competitor is Goldman Sachs not each other. + Why Consulting? You know the interviewer is going to ask you why you want to be a consultant. Now this is important: not only should your answer be immediate, but you must look the interviewer right in the eye. If you look away, it indicates that you are thinking about the question and that's enough to end the interview right then and there. You should have given this answer a great deal of thought long before you walk in for the interview. While I don't want you to memorize your answer, I do want you to memorize bullet points. This makes your answer focused, linear, and of an appropriate length. Avoid talking aimlessly. Having several good reasons why you want to be a consultant isn't enough. It's not always what you say but how you say it and, most important, what they hear. Your voice should carry sincerity and enthusiasm. + Possible Math Question They may ask you about your quantitative skills. This could be followed by a small math question

27 such as "What's 100 divided by 7?" or "9 is what percentage of 72?" The questions aren't hard, but they might take you by surprise. It may be time to break out the flash cards. During the first part of the interview, you're being judged. The interviewer is asking herself whether or not she'd like to work with and travel with you. Are you interesting? Engaging? Do you have a sense of humor and like to have fun? This is better known as the "airport test." The name comes from the question "How would I feel if I were snowed in with this candidate for nine hours at the Buffalo airport? Would we have a lot to talk about, or would I have to pretend that I was in a coma so I wouldn't have to talk?" The interviewer is also measuring your maturity, poise, and communication skills, while thinking "Would I feel comfortable bringing this candidate in front of a client?" An important component of the "maturity test" is to determine whether you think before you speak. I had a Harvard student who, when asked what percentage 3 of 17 is, blurted out "80 percent." (I don't know how he got into Harvard, either.) For him that interview was over. He might as well have gotten up and walked out, because nothing was going to save him. Not because he got the wrong answer, but because it was clear that he didn't think before he spoke. If he does something like that in an interview, what is he going to do in front of a client? I couldn't trust him, and if I can't trust him, I am not going to hire him. + Case Questions The second part of the interview is the case question. These questions carry tremendous weight. You can pass the airport test and be as poised and articulate as John F. Kennedy, but if you fumble the case, that's it. Alternatively, if you hit a home run on the case but have the social skills of Napoleon Dynamite, then you have bigger problems than getting a job. We'll cover the case questions in depth in Chapter 3. + Your Questions The last part of the interview requires a good deal of research about both the industry and the company. In addition, if you can find out who will be interviewing you, you should be googling them to see what articles they have written or issues they are involved with. You can bet that they will be googling you more than 90 percent of job recruiters and hiring managers use social recruiting, according to a survey by Jobvite, and 73 percent review job candidates' social media profiles. In your research, you should be looking for answers to the pre-interview questions. Questions for which you can't locate answers are excellent questions for you to pose to your interviewer. PRE-INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What type of consulting does the firm do? 2. In what industries does the firm specialize? 3. How big is the firm? * How many domestic and international offices does the firm have?

28 * How many professionals are in the firm? 4. What training programs does the firm offer? 5. What type of work does an entry-level consultant do? 6. How much client contact does an entry-level consultant have the first year? 7. Does the firm have a mentor program? 8. How often do first-years sleep in their own beds? What's their travel schedule like? 9. How many hours in a typical work day? 10. How is a case team picked? 11. How often are consultants reviewed? 12. How many consultants does the firm expect to hire this year? 13. How does that compare with last year? 14. Where do consultants go when they leave the firm? 15. Is it possible to transfer to other offices, even international offices? However, before you ask your first question, if there is anything critical that you didn't get a chance to bring up in the interview, now is the time. Simply say, "Before I ask my first question, I just want to make sure you understand... " Get it out before you leave the room. If you don't, you're going to kick yourself all the way home, and even worse, you'll never know whether that statement could have turned the tide. The best ways to collect these answers: * Attend career fairs and speak to the firm representatives. Pull out your list of questions and ask three or four. Make sure you try to turn this meeting into a conversation. At the end, thank the reps for their time, ask them for their business cards, and inquire whether it would be okay if you call or them with further questions. At this point, no one is going to judge you on your level of company knowledge. They are there to provide information and hype the firm. * Scour the company's website. This will let you know how the firm sees itself and the image that it's trying to project. * Talk to alumni and graduate school students who used to work for the companies that you're interviewing with. Often, career services offices will be able to match you up with alumni working in a specific industry. Interviewing past employees can be very enlightening. They will tell you more about their old firm in half an hour than you'll learn by spending two hours on the Internet. Plus, they'll tell you things that you'll never find on the Internet. They can be completely objective; they don't have to try to sell the firm. * Attend company information meetings. Get your name and face in front of firm representatives so that they can associate your face with your résumé. While these people don't have the power to hire you, they do have the power to get you on the interview list. Top-tier firms often get 400 résumés for 100 first-round interview slots. Snag that interview slot by networking and schmoozing with firm representatives every chance you get. One of the best-kept secrets of company presentations is to go early. If a company presentation is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., show up at 5:45. Most students won't arrive until 6 p.m. or a little after, but the firm's representatives show up at around 5:30 to make sure the room is set up correctly and the cheese table is laid out nicely. If you show up early, not only will it impress the consultants, but it also will allow you to get at least five minutes of quality face time

29 with one of them. They are more likely to remember you if you talk for five minutes at the beginning of the night than if you hang around until the end hoping for 45 seconds of their time. They are also more likely to have their business cards with them. Remember to ask for those business cards and send a follow-up . * Search The Wall Street Journal and the Internet for articles and information on the firm. This allows you to be current on the firm's news. Have your list of questions with any specific facts or figures you've dug up written out when you walk in for the interview. This shows that you have done your homework and have given this interview a great deal of thought. Besides, if you freeze up, it's all right there in front of you. + The Grand Finale: Why Should I Hire You? This is your opportunity to shine and to market yourself. But before you launch into a laundry list of skills and attributes, you may want to simply say that they should hire you because you want to be a consultant. Then reiterate all the reasons that you brought up earlier when they asked you "Why consulting?" Consulting firms look for "low-risk" hires. You're a low-risk hire if you've worked in consulting, liked it, and want to return, or have at least done your homework. Consulting firms' biggest fear is that they will spend a lot of time and money recruiting, hiring, and training you, only to have you bail out after six months because consulting isn't what you expected it to be. If they aren't convinced that this is what you want to do, then it doesn't matter how talented you are; it's not worth it for them to extend you an offer. Think of it this way: How would you feel if someone accepted your dinner invitation because his first choice fell through? If your heart's not in it, they don't want you. Students who receive job offers in consulting receive them for four reasons: 1. They are able to convince the interviewer that they are committed to consulting and know what they're getting into regarding the type of work, the lifestyle, the travel. 2. They can demonstrate success-oriented behavior. 3. They exhibit good analytical skills when answering case questions. (That's where we come in.) 4. They can articulate their thoughts, create a positive presence, and defend themselves without being defensive. Now that you understand the structure of the interview for the first round, the subsequent rounds are not all that different. The second round is often held at a nearby hotel and usually consists of two interviews, each 60 minutes in length, each with a heavy focus on case questions. The third round is typically held in the firm's offices where there are five interviews, 60 minutes each, again with a heavy emphasis on case questions. During all the final rounds you can expect to analyze many charts.

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